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24 Sep

Hungexpo – Exhibition of Agriculture – Budapest – 2015.

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This fall once again the Hungexpo – Budapest Fair Center is organizing the 77th OMÉK – National Agriculture and Food Exhibition between September, 23-27. 2015.

 

The main objective of the largest agricultural and food exhibition in Hungary is to demonstrate the achievements that have been made during the past year. Also upon traditional farming is to present the forms and the way to enviroment friendly and effective farming whereas at the same time beside the agriculture experts, farmers, nine touristic regions join the fair to introduce their sights-and-sound, special local food and traditions.

During the exhibition many demonstrations, stage programs, interactive attractions and intimate stalls can be visited, also offering traditional food – home-made cheese, jams, sausages, folk items, a wide scale of Hungarian wines from the wine regions, meat and fish food. Talking about fish food …  two celebrity stars, singer Zséda and Peti Puskás had prepared at the OMÉK’s kitchen walleye fish dishes. The two stars intention was to raise attention and popularize the “Get it!”  fish consumption campaign booth.

 

Chef Róbert Bede gave instruction for the celebrities behind the kitchen desk. At the “Get It!”  stand  leading chefs will be holding cooking shows throughout the exhibition where the visitors can learn how to prepare quickly dishes, the unusual way from different kind of fish as: walleye, trout, carp or catfish.

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

23 Sep

The 9th. National Restaurant Week – October, 12-18. 2015. Budapest and Countrywide

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At the 101 year history tarnished Café Astoria Restaurant was held the 9th National Restaurant Week  press announcement and later luncheon when the event’s  full menu was presented. Levente Szőcs – restaurant manager introduced one-by-one the fantastic flavors the guest to visit the restaurant can taste at the Danubius Hotel Astoria restaurant.  Miklós Lizsicsár – manager St Andrea Wine & Gourmet bar and restaurant also invited guests to the venue. László Mészáros – Disznókő Vineyards and Winery Director introduced the lovely aperitif wine kiss by the sun from Tokaj.  Zoltán Kiss – organizer of the National Restaurant Week –  Dining Week, moderated the press gathering. As we learn, after the grand success arranged National Restaurant Week held in the spring, the coming fall once again will be serving lunch or dinner at the forthcoming 9th National Restaurant Week.  Guests have a chance to get acquainted with more than 50-50 mid-range and upper-class restaurants and their cuisines especially to be prepared for this occasion in Budapest and throughout the country.

In addition to the special food, just at a few restaurants the guest will have the opportunity to taste one of Hungary’s best wine region’s, wine from Disznókő Tokaj, made from late harvested grapes.

At the last Dining Week more than 23 thousand people visited one of the participating restaurants. In fact, many went back  to the website having reserved several other restaurant’s t dishes.

The prices have not change, same as previously during the National Restaurant Week. Those who book a table in advance, may reserve the high quality, three-course menu served for 3,300HUF. There will be also a list of restaurants serving so-called “Premium” menu for the price of 4900HUF, using the most expensive and highest quality ingredients.  The outstanding quality of the Premium menus is backed up by the Michelin-star restaurant partners. Both menus include the tax and service fee within the price.

The reservation can be made freely by choosing from among the participating restaurants only through  the website www.etteremhet.hu

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

 

19 Sep

New trams on the horizon for Budapest – Hungary

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In the coming months in Budapest can be seen the old tram not running anymore, because a significant number of trams will be replaced by  the Spanish made – type CAF Urbos3 trams.

This year and in 2016, the total number 47, CAF Urbos3 type of trams  fully air-conditioned depending on the season’s need, also having low-floor assessable tram will arrive for the Budapest’s travelers said István Tarlós – Mayor of Budapest on the opening at the official ceremony. So, in the future the locals may see and have the experience rolling on the tracks in Budapest on the first CAF trams on several routes.

Also learn from the Mayor about the  number and size of the CAF fleet. A total of 47 trams will be  available to the travelers. These will be two types of trams in size. Thirty-five short and twelve in length  long trams.

There will be 35 short in length trams, allowing 200 people in use on the 34-meter long tram having 46 seats. The long tram in length can carry 345 individuals and having 81 seats. A longer version of this type barely beats the Combino trams, because of the length of 56 meters and within this figure it is the longest and highest capacity tram in the world.

The replacing CAF Urbos3 in Budapest belong to the same in type of family. These rolling trams are in use at many cities in Europe,  like in Debrecen, Freiburg, Zaragoza, Malaga, Besançon, Belgrade, Nantes and far away in Australia as well.

At the official ceremony was present the Ambassador of France to Budapest,Dr. Kálmán Dabóczi – Director of BKK and others representatives. After the ceremony boarded the CAF Urbos3 brand new tram and took a short ride.

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

14 Sep

Final results of the Nation’s Cheese Competition – Budapest – 2015.

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 The SZEGA Foods this year organized its III. Cheese Nations competition, having  17 countries race.One Hungarian and 16 internationally acclaimed cheese manufacturing countries competed in the traditional specialties.  Namely the competition was to select, vote for “Hungary’s favorite cheese” .

The qualifying round was held between  August, 24. 2015 until September, 8. At the SZEGA  market, district II.,  121 Erzsébet Ave. – Budapest  those folks interested to taste  fine cheese  could have voted on the spot or  may have shown their favorite cheese by visiting the store’s internet site. Was kind of challenge to really choose and vote for their favorites  from the 17 countries cheese.

After the first round the voting continued between  September, 9 to 13. By then many local and foreigner individuals selected  their kind of cheese. So the competition kept on running to receive  the title of best, most tasteful cheese of 2015 in Hungary. Day-by-day at the SZEGA Market the climbing up votes appeared  at the local display screen and followed on the internet.  The winner(s) were announced at  the venue of the 24th Wine Festival – Royal Castle on September, 13. 2015., The competition ended with an award ceremony.

Here are the result of the competition receiving  awards: 1st Pater – Hungary, 2nd Sartori Merlo  – USA , 3rd Provolone – Italy,  4th Comté – France, 5th Dubliner – Ireland.  6th Belgium –  Hervé La Bière, 7th Switzerland  –  Appenzeller .

This year for the first time, the United States of America,  as a guest nation,  also entered the Nation’s Cheese competition and the voter showed  surely their appreciation of the fine „Sartori Merlot„ cheese.

Unfortunately, even though the nations cheese were very flavorful,  yet excluded from the award, but still the audience very much enjoyed their cheese … Spain – Idiazabal,  Netherlands  –  Edam Balls, Portugal  –  Sao Jorge, Estonia – Forte Classico, UK -Leicester Red, Denmark –  Danbo, Germany  – Limburger, Greece –  Kefalotiri,  Austria – Mölltaler Almkäse,  Czech Republic – Zlata Praha.

Well it seems like for a year to the completion 2016 had come to an end, but for those who missed to taste these delicious cheese during the period in time, may not have to be down, because all year around at the SZEGA Market these Nation’s Cheese can be purchased.

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

12 Sep

III. Nations Cheese Competition Finalist to be announced – Budapest

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Sunday, September, 13. 2015. – Budapest

at the 24th Buda Castle Wine Festival.

Just a couple of steps from the cable car, this coming Sunday, September, 13., will end and announced the III. Nation’s Cheese  competition. Then it will turn out by the votes received by tasters which cheese gain to be the most popular by the  Hungarian and foreigner voters.

As in the previous update

Cheeseville – III. Nations Cheese Competition Finalist at the Wine Festival – Buda Castle – 2015 – Hungary

at the end of August was held a friendly meeting in introducing, seeking the selection of the finest cheese among the variety of 17 competitor nations best cheese.

Find out the runner-up cheese at the 24th Buda Castle Wine Festival where the competition results will be  completed. The ambassadors who entered the race with their cheese  will also be present at a separate stage within the venue at the Wine Festival. Up-till-now, the voters figures on favorite cheese are narrow. Getting closer to the runner-up is the Hungarian Magyaralmás Diary Pater standing in the second place.

Anyway the race has not ended yet. The cheese lovers may roll over to the Buda Castle Wine Festival and still vote on Sunday until the final  countdown for their favorite.

It is said the weather will be a comfy indian summertime … See you there.

Update  Aggie Reiter

3 Sep

DUNDU rolling on the streets of Budapest to the Caprice Diamond Palace!

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DUNDU, the giant illuminated puppet, a size of 5 meter was the special guest of the evening at the

Caprice Diamond Palace! 

The DUNDU name  meaning “friendly”  comes from the German Du und Du expression, which stands for You and You. DUNDU was strolling down from  one of Budapest’s  most spectacular boulevard called Andrássy and led its way into the heart of Budapest to reach its final appearance awaiting for its  arrival to the newly open

Caprice Diamond Palace – the Diamondville in Budapest!

The 5 member team have managed to make a mechanical mannequin which combines enormous size and imposing  appearance with natural charm and grace, well indeed, that was  DUNDU this evening in Budapest. DUNDU was also escorted on the way by Timea Vajna – co-owner of the Caprice Diamond Palace.

Many people locals and foreigners just couldn’t stand still and taken photos of the walking DUNDU. The rolling DUNDU has  created a quite unique atmosphere and  the audience sitting outside restaurants and bars, threw away the fork and knife just to grab the camera, truly captivated his audience.  This performance really showed  a whole new dimension of Puppet Theater.  The 5 member team have managed to make a mechanical mannequin which combines enormous size and imposing  appearance with natural charm and grace, well indeed, that was  DUNDU  this evening in Budapest. The puppet players steered and handled the puppet simultaneously to  make you believe he is a live man!

The glittering diamonds in the evening light very soon attracted the attention of the folks passing by. as well.

Most probably not on my own by saying the Caprice Dimond Palace really stands for its name in capital letters PALACE!

More to the officially opening update on the palace soon follows. Until then take a look at DUNDU rolling on the Streets of Budapest.

 Update by Aggie Reiter

31 Aug

Budapest is staging its own Lunch Beat Break

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Orbit Lunch Beat in Budapest 2015

The beat goes on in the middle of the day and only last for 60 minutes. to unloose between your daily work and go for it. The Lunch Beat has arrived to Budapest.

It started in Sweden around the season of fall in 2010, when 14 friends decided to dance their lunch breaks away in their office garage. They called their gathering “Lunch Beat.”  More and more people are joining, popping around  at Lunch Beat places around Europe’s countries. The basic idea behind Lunch Beat is that workers take an hour break in the middle of the day to let loose in the company of fellow dance-enthusiasts.

Here in Budapest just couldn’t resist not to copy this daytime dining in flavor of daytime raves. One major thing you have to keep in mind is to not go into conversation about your job at  Orbit Lunch Beat. This will surely …  as intended to be … of forgetting about your job, so you can feel energized and inspired when you get back to your little world, your desk.

Go for it … fist-pumping, as sweat-dripping revelers, in your perfectly iron suit or  dancing in  your cute little costumes. It is really beneficial to public health as well.

You are welcomed to attended a non-nightlife  Lunch Beat starting on Thursday,September,3.2015. at 12.30 p.m where Deniz will be taking care to tap your feet at the Westend City Center B2 parking lot. Continuing at eight different venues where you can let go your spirit at eight different locations in Budapest:

On September 10,  – Juli & Zoohacker Corvin Plaza’s rooftop terrace. On September, 17. –  The New Empire Level at Dob Street  Supply House, On September,24, The Biebers  at the InstantOn. October, 1 – The Honeybeast  at the Sky Terrace of Gozsdu, October, 6,  – the Budapest Bar  at the Supply House.  October, 8. – Kallay Band Saunders at the Dorothy-Yard, while the Animal Cannibals on October 15, proves live concert at the Westend for the lunchy folks.

Having 60 minutes of lunch break is not as long than for example in France (2Hs) but now here in Budapest can experience to get into the mood at the Orbit Lunch Beat rather than having lunch at the usual place at the workplace canteen or sitting  in front your computer by your desk.

Hope this newsflash will reach many dance loving interested folks, but you are too lazy to dance … eat elsewhere.

Update by Aggie Reiter

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